Rail System Expands Southward

Blue Line Extension Opens to Camp Wisdom, UNT Dallas

DART Rail expands to 93 miles with the opening of the Blue Line (aka SOC 3) to the Camp Wisdom and UNT Dallas stations on October 24, 2016. Below are profiles of each station, along with a description of the bus routes that will be serving them and how they will transform the riding habits of the surrounding neighborhoods.

South Oak Cliff Routes Modified to Serve 2 New Stations

415

This route will be modified to operate between the existing western end at Southwest Center Mall and the UNT Dallas campus. The eastern end will be the new UNT Dallas Station. The seven day a week route will also feature a weekday-only diversion to the DPS Super Center near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 35E. For information on service currently provided by Routes 415 and 515 into Singing Hills, please see new Route 516, and for rush hour service to the Dutch Harbor community (Carbondale), refer to Route 444 under "Ledbetter Station" section.

This new route will offer seven-day service to the Singing Hills community from Camp Wisdom Station. Singing Hills passengers wishing to go to Ledbetter Station may transfer to the Blue Line at Camp Wisdom Station.

This route will become two separate routes, with both serving Camp Wisdom Station. The northern portion, between Pall Mall and Morgan, will become a one-way clockwise loop and continue to operate Monday through Friday as Route 553. For service to Cedar Valley College, please refer to New Route 555.

Changes in Feeder Bus Routes Serving Ledbetter Station

444

This route will maintain seven day-a-week service between Cockrell Hill PTL and Ledbetter Station, but during weekday peak hours it will extend east to the Dutch Harbor (Carbondale) community, currently a part of Route 415. Service levels will remain the same. For passengers traveling between Dutch Harbor and remaining portions of Route 415, connections between UNT Dallas and Ledbetter stations will be available on the Blue Line.

This route will be basically divided into two sections, with the 515 portion operating between Dallas Zoo and Ledbetter stations only. Monday through Saturday service levels will remain unchanged. For new, seven day-a-week service to Singing Hills, please refer to New Route 516.

NOTE: Other area bus routes, including those currently serving Ledbetter Station - 405, 466 and 554 - will remain unchanged after October 24, 2016. Some schedule adjustments may occur.

Trinity Railway Express Announces Frequency Overhaul

To address customer concerns regarding irregular train headways during peak hours, plus other commuter issues, the TRE will debut sweeping schedule changes on October 24. Highlights of the new schedule include:

A 30-minute frequency between trains will be established during morning and evening rush hours; trains will operate hourly during other weekday hours;

Friday and Saturday evening service will be extended an average of 1-2 hours to encourage travel for weekend activities;

To accommodate early shift workers, Saturday morning departures will begin between 5 and 6 a.m., or an average of three hours prior to present service.

Dallas Streetcar Moves Start of Daily Service to5:30 a.m.

In response to requests for earlier service, the Dallas Streetcar will expand its hours of operation, effective October 24, 2016. The first trip will leave Union Station at 5:30 a.m. Service frequency will remain every 20 minutes until midnight, seven days a week.

Arlington MAX, Other Bus Routes Adjusting Schedules

In conjunction with new TRE arrival and departure times, Route 221 (Arlington MAX) will operate under a revised schedule. Other routes with minor schedule modifications include 39, 155, 374, 376, 377, 380, 400, 428, 463, 510 and 704. Passengers on these and other routes mentioned in this brochure should obtain new customer timetables dated October 24, 2016.